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Last update 2007 2007 2010-02
Company Biotest Pharma GmbH Grifols Octapharma
Name of product Intraglobin® F Flebogamma Octagam 5%
Available for Hospital therapy Yes  Yes Yes
Available for Home therapy not available for home therapy   Depends on legal situation,  may be used at home in general
IVIG, SCIG or IMIG IVIG IVIG IVIG
Patient´s age unlimited   Children and adults
Présentation ready-to-use solution Liquid Liquid
Concentration % 5% solution 5% 5%
Content of IgG ≥ 95%   ≥ 99% ≥ 95%
IgG1 62% 70.3% 62,2% ± 2,2
IgG2 34% 24.7% 31,1% ± 2,3
IgG3 0.5% 3.1% 6,1% ± 1,6
IgG4 3.5% 2% 1,2 % ± 0,2
Content of IgA ≤ 2.5 mg/ml <0,05 mg/ml ≤ 0.2 mg/mL
Glucose, Maltose,… glucose 25 mg   Maltose 10%
Average dosage for PID initial 0.4 - 0.8 g/kg, followed by 0.2 -0.8 g/kg   0.4 g/kg b.w.
Max. Speed of infusion 2.2 mg/ml per hour   200 mg/kg/hour
Intervals of infusion for PID dependent on the individual serum IgG level between 2 and 4 weeks   every 3 to 4 weeks
Preserving storage in refrigerator (+2 to +8 0C) - shelf-life: 2 years Between +2ºC and +25ºC. Do not freeze. Discard after expiration date. Below 25°C
Time for reconstitution   none none
Packaging* containers with 20, 50, 100 or 200 ml   1g, 2.5g, 5g, 10g
* May be different from country to country